Project The British Are Coming
By Mrs Prongs
Disclaimer: Ahem..yes.
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So there they were that night, sitting in the Gryffindor common room brainstorming ideas. James was behind them sitting in one of the armchairs staring out of the window, at least, it looked as if he were staring out of the window but anyone who had been around him lately knew he wasn't staring at anything at all.
"I've got an idea!," yelled Sirius, raising his hand for no apparent reason.
"Well, what is it?," Remus asked, sighing since he knew it was probably stupid and wouldn't even work as all of his ideas for the past half hour were like this.
"Well, if we take James, tell him to meet us in a classroom then lock him in there, then tell Lily there are two people having a go at it in the same classroom, and of course, you know Lily loves giving out detentions, it's like she was born to do that, then when they are both in the same room, lock them in it, and wait outside until they are together," he said as if this was the most logical thing in the world.
"You know, Padfoot, that just might work!," squeeked Peter.
"You both are on something," said Remus rolling his eyes, "That would only make Lily hate him more. Remember that time that we were stuck in the closet together because you had the bright idea to hide in there to see if our prank worked?"
Sirius nodded gravely, but still persisted Remus to let them at least try it. "Pleaseeee Moony, I'll do something really terrible to you if you don't let us try it."
"Like what?," Mooney asked, raising his eyebrows.
"You'll see. Anyways, you owe me one. Remember? You almost got caught in the kitchens and I took the blame for you."
"Damn."
"Exactly," said Sirius and he grinned, "Now let's get started planning it out.
**
Two hours later everyone was in bed. Everyone except Sirius, Peter, and Remus. They were still gathered around the dying fire trying to think of a good way to execute this plan, this stupid stupid plan.
"Well, the way I see it, James couldn't give a damn if we wanted to meet him anywhere or not, so we'd have to say Lily wanted to meet him in there," said Remus, looking over the piece of parchment that contained scratched out ideas and doodles of stick people that Sirius decided to draw.
"You're right, Moony. We could forge a "love" letter from Lily to James that says to meet her in the empty classroom on the fourth floor," Sirius said.
"Right," agreed Peter,"then we could tell Lily that there's something going wrong in the same classroom at the same time that the letter tells James to meet her."
"Now we just have to write the letter," said Remus, taking out a new, clean sheet of parchment.
"I wanna write it!," said Sirius brightly.
"No," Peter and Remus said at the same time.
"Now," said Remus, "let's think."
Remus had come up with a very nice, respectable letter ten minutes later.
"Now we just give it to James tomorrow morning before breakfast," he said, admiring his work.
Dear James,
Meet me in the first classroom on the right on the sixth floor today at 6pm, as I have something to tell you.
Sincerely,
Lily E.
"Do you think this is a bit evil, Moony?," Peter asked with a little uncertainty coating his voice.
"No."
By Mrs Prongs
Disclaimer: Ahem..yes.
**
So there they were that night, sitting in the Gryffindor common room brainstorming ideas. James was behind them sitting in one of the armchairs staring out of the window, at least, it looked as if he were staring out of the window but anyone who had been around him lately knew he wasn't staring at anything at all.
"I've got an idea!," yelled Sirius, raising his hand for no apparent reason.
"Well, what is it?," Remus asked, sighing since he knew it was probably stupid and wouldn't even work as all of his ideas for the past half hour were like this.
"Well, if we take James, tell him to meet us in a classroom then lock him in there, then tell Lily there are two people having a go at it in the same classroom, and of course, you know Lily loves giving out detentions, it's like she was born to do that, then when they are both in the same room, lock them in it, and wait outside until they are together," he said as if this was the most logical thing in the world.
"You know, Padfoot, that just might work!," squeeked Peter.
"You both are on something," said Remus rolling his eyes, "That would only make Lily hate him more. Remember that time that we were stuck in the closet together because you had the bright idea to hide in there to see if our prank worked?"
Sirius nodded gravely, but still persisted Remus to let them at least try it. "Pleaseeee Moony, I'll do something really terrible to you if you don't let us try it."
"Like what?," Mooney asked, raising his eyebrows.
"You'll see. Anyways, you owe me one. Remember? You almost got caught in the kitchens and I took the blame for you."
"Damn."
"Exactly," said Sirius and he grinned, "Now let's get started planning it out.
**
Two hours later everyone was in bed. Everyone except Sirius, Peter, and Remus. They were still gathered around the dying fire trying to think of a good way to execute this plan, this stupid stupid plan.
"Well, the way I see it, James couldn't give a damn if we wanted to meet him anywhere or not, so we'd have to say Lily wanted to meet him in there," said Remus, looking over the piece of parchment that contained scratched out ideas and doodles of stick people that Sirius decided to draw.
"You're right, Moony. We could forge a "love" letter from Lily to James that says to meet her in the empty classroom on the fourth floor," Sirius said.
"Right," agreed Peter,"then we could tell Lily that there's something going wrong in the same classroom at the same time that the letter tells James to meet her."
"Now we just have to write the letter," said Remus, taking out a new, clean sheet of parchment.
"I wanna write it!," said Sirius brightly.
"No," Peter and Remus said at the same time.
"Now," said Remus, "let's think."
Remus had come up with a very nice, respectable letter ten minutes later.
"Now we just give it to James tomorrow morning before breakfast," he said, admiring his work.
Dear James,
Meet me in the first classroom on the right on the sixth floor today at 6pm, as I have something to tell you.
Sincerely,
Lily E.
"Do you think this is a bit evil, Moony?," Peter asked with a little uncertainty coating his voice.
"No."